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`JONATHAN EMERY, OF CEDAR FALLS, IOWA.

IMPROVEMENT IN HARVESTERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 66,135, dated J une 25, 1867.

4lowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyin g drawings, making a part of this specification, in vwhic vFigure 1, VSheet l, is a plan view of the-harvesting-machine. Fig. V2 is a front view of .thesafina- Fig. 3, Sheet 2, is a vertical transverse-.section taken inthe plane indicatedby redline .c a; in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a transverse section taken in the vertical plane indicated byred line'y y in Fig. 2.

Similar letters ,of reference indicate corresponding partsin the several figures,

'This 'invention relates to certain -novel improvements on that class of grain-harvesters wherein endless carriers are employed,and so arranged that the cut grain is moved from be-` hind'thecutting apparatus ina lateral direction, and then elevated and ydeposited into a receiver, from which latter the grain is taken, bound in gavels, and then thrown upon the ground. Y

Theinain object ofmy invention is to employ a rotary platform as the support for one or more binders,in conjunction with endless aprons or grain-carriers, which shall convey the grain,as fast as it is cut, from behind the sickle-and deposit it into a' receiver, said rol tary platform being located on the inner side of the main driving-wheel, in such relation to said receiver that the binders will be moved: around and brought alongside of the receiver, so that they can successively take a gavel therefrom and bind'it, as will be hereinafter described.

The invention also has for -its object communicatin g areciprocatin g motion to the sickle from the main drivin g-wheel by means of rocking crank-shaft andpitman-rods, so arranged that the pitman which is attached to the sickle will be nearlyin a horizontal plane therewith, notwithstanding the main frame of the machine is located some distance below the axle of said driving-wheel, as will be hereinafter described. e i

To enable --others skilled in the art to understand my invention, I will'descrbe-its .and connects with a longitudinal arched piece,

A1,'the forward end 'of which is rigidly bolted to the iinger-bar A2. v This finger-'bar is rigidly bolted to the bottom side of the outer end of the front beam of the frame A, as shown in the drawings, Y The outer endspof the frame A and ng'er-bar A2 aresupported by j means ofa small wheel, B2, whichturns upon an axle lthat projects from the arched piece A1, which axle is in a vertical plane intersecting lthe axis of the main wheel B1.

The frame A is nearly ory quite balanced upon its supports, and its inner end projects inward from the wheel B1 a sufficient distance to afford a support for the post b, upon which .the circular platform is secured, as shown in Figs. 1, .2, and 3. In front and in rear of the main wheel B1, posts (l C are erected upon the frontand rear beams of frame A, and properly braced thereto, so as to maintain a perpendicular position thereon. These'pos'ts U'Osustain two shafts, D D1, and also a concave grain-receiver, E, which llatter is arranged below the lower shaft DI, and projects 4out from the inner end of the machinev just above the main `driving-wheel B1, as shown in Fig. 3. The shaft D has two spurred drums or rag-wheels, c c, upon it, which receive'over them endless chains d d. These 4chains are connected together by rods arranged at suitable distances apart, so as Vto form an endless compressing-apron, F, the lower part of which passes around the drums c1 on shaft D2. The shaft Dl is provided with spurred drums c c, over which the endless chains of a carrier, G, pass, which latter is constructed like the compressing-apron F, and carried downwardand outward beneath the drums c1, thence to the outer end of the machine, and passed around the drums f f. The upper 'part of the carrying-apron G passes beneath the apron on drums cI clyand "the lower part of apron G passes beneath the drums c2 c2, which are located below drums c1, -as shown in Fig. 3. That part of the endless carrier G which is arranged behind the nger-bar A2 receives `upon it the falling grain. and moves the cut and give or yield between its upper and lower ends to the grain. 0n the front ends of the shafts D D1, spur-wheels h h1 are keyed, which engag with each other. The shaft of spurwheel h* carries on its front end a rag-wheel, h2, over which a chain, t', passes, that extends downward and passes around a rag-wheel,j, on a short shaft, k. This shaft 7a has its bearings uponl a standard, I, and carries on its rear end apinion spur-wheel, l, which engages with the teeth B2 on spur-wheel B1, and receives motion from this wheel when the machine is moved. The wheel lis applied on its shaft 7c by means of a ratchet and pawl, so

that when the machine is backed this wheel will not turn its shaitn the extreme rear end ot' the shaft k a crank, m., is keyed, to which a'pitman-rod, n, is applied. This pitinan-rod givesa rocking motion to a shaft, n', which has its bearings upon a standard, J, and which has two arms projecting from its ends. To the lower end of the front arm apitman, J', is pivoted, which is also pivoted to the inner end ot' the sickle 2.

The turning-post b, upon which the circular platform K is mounted, is steadied by an arched brace, K', and rotated by means of the driving-wheels B', through the medium of spur-wheels, as shown clearly in Figs. 2 and 3. This platform has three binders seats, L, applied to it, and arranged at equal distances apart, and in the center of this platform is -a receptacle, L', for receiving a quantity ofv grain, of which the binders make their bands for binding the gavels.

The draft-pole M is attached to the axle of two carriage or guide wheels, N, which axle is pivoted by a kingpin to the front part of draft-arms P P, which are pivoted at their rear ends to standards arranged on both sides of the main wheel B1.

The drivers seat R is mounted upon the forward connected portion of arms P, over the axle of wheels N, and on one side of this seat It a hand-lever, p, is arranged, which is secured to a transverse rock-shaft, r, upon arms P, from the center of which-shaft a short arm, r', projects backward, as shown in Fig. 4. On one side of fvibrating lever p is a notched sector, s. which is secured to arms P, and which receives in its notches a latchplate, t, that secures the lever to it in any de sired position. The latch-plate t can be released from its sector s at pleasure by grasping the handle on lever p and moving the spring-key '11', when lever p will be free to vibrate forward or backward. The rear end of arm r is connected by a link, u, to a curved bar, fu, which is secured firmly to', and projects from, the front beam of frame A, as shown in Fig. 4.. By this arrangement 'the driver can raise or lower the front part of the machine at pleasure while riding upon his seat, and by means of the latch-plate Vand the notched see tor he can x the cutting. apparatus at any desired height.

The standing grain is gathered into the sickle by means of a rotary reel, the shaft T of which has its bearings in the front post C, and in a post, C. This reel is driven by means of a belt `passing over a pulley on the main axle B.

`I do not confine my invention to any particular manner of constructing ythe endless grain-carryin g apronsF and C, as these aprons may be made in v-arious ways, nor do I con `ne myself to the particular mode shown in the drawings of communicating-rotary motion to the binders platform from the main axle B. The seats upon this platform may be secured fast, or applied so as to turn upon pivots, and

there may be more or less than three seats used, as circumstances require.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The tlexible swinging curtain H, arranged in the relation to the binders station, and to the endless con veyer G and endless compressing-apron F, 'substantially as and for the purpose set fo'rth.

2. The'rotating platform K, for supporting one or more binders, in combination with a receptacle, E, intowhich the cut grain is delivered, substantially as described.

3. The combination of the rotating binders station, and the endless conveyer Gr, and endless compressing-apron F, substantially in the manner and for the purpose described.

4. The arrangement of the gears, chains, and cranks for operating the aprons F G and the sickle 2 directly from the main supporting-axle and wheel, B Bl B2, substantially as shown and described.

The arrangement of the pivots yof the arms P P on each side of the driving-wheel B1, and below the axle, in combination with the latch-lever p, rocleshaft r, arms r c, and link el, arranged and operating as described and shown.

6. A rotating binders station, in combination with a harvester.

JONATHAN EMERY.

Witnesses:

W. JEWELL, L. B. CROSBY. 

